Pre-Investment Visa (C12/D12)
A longer-stay visa for investors in the due-diligence phase, before you incorporate a PT PMA.
The facts, not the fine print.
What it actually is.
A pre-incorporation visa for investors evaluating Indonesia before committing capital. Longer per-entry stays than the standard business visa, built for the phase where you are doing feasibility work, meeting local partners, viewing sites, and stress-testing an investment thesis before spending on a PT PMA. C12 is single entry; D12 covers multiple entries for repeat scouting trips.
Investors scouting Indonesian markets before committing to a PT PMA
Family offices conducting due diligence on Indonesian portfolio opportunities
Founders evaluating operational feasibility before setting up a legal entity
Where the line sits.
It lets you
Stay in Indonesia longer per visit than a standard business visa, without incorporation
Conduct feasibility studies, site visits, and partner meetings freely
Extend the stay if the diligence needs more time
It does not let you
Sign contracts on behalf of an Indonesian entity, since the PMA does not exist yet
Take employment, receive local income, or invoice Indonesian clients
Substitute for a Working KITAS once you decide to actually incorporate and operate
What you bring, what we handle.
Passport valid for at least 6 months
Investment intent letter or draft business plan
Corporate documents of the intending investor entity
Bank statements for the last three months showing at least USD 5,000 or equivalent, from any country, in English
A recent colour photograph
A current curriculum vitae
Route and scope
Confirm C12 or D12 fits your diligence timeline, and check what an Indonesian guarantor arrangement will look like.
Sponsor and file
Coordinate the guarantor letter, assemble the investment documents, submit through the immigration portal.
Issuance and entry
Receive the e-Visa and orient you on what to expect at the entry point and during the stay.
Convert or exit
Plan the transition to Working KITAS once you decide to incorporate, or exit cleanly if the diligence concludes otherwise.
If this isn't the one.
Multiple Entry Business Visa (D1/D2)
If the scouting is short and there is no active investment intent yet.
Golden Visa (E28B)
If the investment ends up large enough to qualify for investment residency.
The conversation happens in the language you think in.
Talk to us before you commit.
A first conversation costs nothing and usually saves more than it costs. Tell us what you are planning; we will tell you straight what it takes.